As the year draws to a close, many certified planners find themselves scrambling to get their last few CM credits before the reporting period ends at the end of the year. If you find yourself in this boat, here is a list of several events in the Greater Philadelphia region that are offering CM credits.
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Oct. 26: Walk Montco Kickoff
Join the Montgomery County Planning Commission for its kickoff for Walk Montco. This meeting will feature guest speakers from around the country as we discuss ways that communities can make walkability improvements in their downtowns, around their schools, and near transit facilities.
DATE: October 26, 2015
TIME: 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
(Registration & continental breakfast begins at 9:00 a.m.)
Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, events, resources, transit-oriented development, transportation
RSVP Today! 2015 APAPA-SE Annual Event: Wed. Oct. 28, at 6:30pm
Please join fellow planners in the Southeast Section of the APAPA at our 2015 Annual Event! For this year’s event, we are inviting you to check out Mural Arts’ Open Source, a citywide celebration of art and innovation! This experiential and educational program created a new series of public artworks that explore and illuminate Philadelphia’s diverse urban identity, and encouraged artists to engage in community-centered explorations, addressing a variety of topics, including immigration, recycling, mass incarceration, the environment, community reinvestment, and displacement—all of which inform Mural Arts’ long-term artistic and social practice.
Location: Mural Arts Open Source HUB, 30 S. 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Oct. 28-30: Design on the Delaware
The Design on the Delaware conference features 20 AICP CM approved programs offering 33 credits, and 1.5 law and 1.5 ethics credits. Courses include Philadelphia’s Civic Design Review Process Update; Bartram’s Mile – Revitalizing the Lower Schuylkill Waterfront; Communities Create, Build Their Futures; The Impact of Health in Planning: Creating the Environment for Healthy Living; Infrastructure Impediments to Smart Growth Projects; and the tours From Plan to Reality: Green2015 Coming to Life and Urban Land Trusts as Tools for Fighting Vacancy.
APA members from any chapter are entitled to the discounted member registration. New this year, single session a la carte pricing is available. You can register for an individual course(s) ($35 – $50), for a full day ($200), or two days ($275). October 30 programs and tours are individually priced. Early registration pricing (above) ends midnight October 11. Go to www.designonthedelaware.com for conference details and registration.
Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, Design on the Delaware, events, Philadelphia, resources
Looking for a Study Buddy?
Interested in joining a study group to prepare for the AICP test in November?
The Southeast Section is committed to supporting those seeking AICP through a supported study group!
Contact secretary@apapase.org to sign up!
Category: General / Tags: certification maintenance
Oct. 16: How Immigrant Businesses Can Bring New Vitality to Downtown Retail Districts (2.5 CM credits)
How Immigrant Businesses Can Bring New Vitality to Downtown Retail Districts (2.5 CM credits)
DVRPC’s Strategies for Older Suburbs Roundtable Series highlights challenges older suburbs and downtowns are facing. The Roundtable Series provides a means for networking and exchanging ideas with organizations facing similar concerns. This roundtable discussion will feature presentations on immigrant businesses followed by peer discussion.
Local economic development is of critical concern for municipalities and much effort is put into economic development strategies and initiatives. Actively working to attract immigrant newcomers is an emerging strategy many forward-thinking municipalities are employing. Immigrants represent 28 percent of Main Street business owners and can be found in a variety of businesses, including neighborhood goods and services, restaurants, and accommodations. Local officials understand immigrant-owned businesses contribute to local economic development, and competition is increasing. Learn how this important population segment can help the vitality of your downtown and what campaigns are currently underway in the Greater Philadelphia region.
Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, DVRPC, events, redevelopment and revitalization, resources
July 30: Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs
Is your sign code constitutionally compliant after the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Reed v. Town of Gilbert? If you don’t know, you’d better check and learn how to make it legal! You can do this by participating in the July 30th webinar Reed v. Town of Gilbert: The Supreme Court’s New Rules for Temporary – and other – Signs through the American Planning Association consortium.
Panelists will include Alan Weinstein, a nationally-known planning law expert, and Wendy Moeller, author of the new Best Practices in Regulating Temporary Signs. Participants will learn how to replace content-based regulations with effective content-neutral language, and save their community the headaches (and costs!) of legal challenges.
Don’t forget to register for this free and CM-eligible webinar today!
Apply Now for the American Planning Association’s November AICP Exam
Are you ready to get certified? “AICP” after your name will prove your academic qualifications, work experience, and high-level planning skills. Many employers who want to attract only highly qualified candidates for their open positions require the AICP credential. Plus, certified planners earn more, even when experience and responsibility are factored in. See more reasons to get certified.
April 14: Solutions to the Alphabet Soup of Water Regulations
Solutions to the Alphabet Soup of Water Regulations | $80
sponsored by the PA Chapter of the American Planning Association and the PA Local Government Training Partnership
When: April 14, 2015
Where: Harrisburg Hilton
Approved for 5.5 CM Credits
The spring forum will focus on understanding water regulations and responding to requirements with projects that address needs, build partnerships, and capitalize on overlapping interests. The event will help attendees clarify their understanding of TMDL, MS4, stormwater, and other water-based issues and regulations, and provide details on innovative projects that have addressed these difficult issues through partnerships.
Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, environment and sustainability, events, resources, stormwater management
May 20: APAPA Public Private Partnerships Training at DVRPC (3 CM Credits, Including Law)
Public/Private Partnerships: A Professional Development Program
Click here for the brochure and to register.
3 AICP CM Credits* including 1.5 LAW
Join Sean Garrigan and Matt Ward to cover P3 essentials:
- Application
- Funding Mechanisms
- Legal Structure
- Partnership Agreements
- Financing Terms
Sponsored by the PA Chapter of the American Planning Association and the PA Local Government Training Partnership
Public/Private Partnerships (P3s) are increasingly becoming a tool that local governments, quasi-public entities and government agencies are using to achieve necessary and desirable community investments. They are especially effective for communities facing major re-investments as a result of a changing economy, closure of a major employment center, loss of retail anchors or shifts in tax bases. At any one of four locations statewide, join a planner and lawyer experienced with P3s to understand how your community could benefit from these innovative, yet complex, partnerships.
Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, DVRPC, events, government, law, Philadelphia, resources
